Padamsinh Bajirao Patil

Dr Padmasinha Bajirao Patil
पद्मसिंह पाटील
Dr. Padamsinh Bajirao Patil
Home Minister of Maharashtra
In office
1988–1994
Deputy Speaker of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1986–1988
Cabinet Minister for Water Resources
In office
2002–2004
Cabinet Minister for Energy & Water Resources
In office
1999–2002
Cabinet Minister for Energy and Excise
In office
1978–1980
Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
In office
1978–2009
ConstituencyOsmanabad
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byKalpana Ramesh Narhire
Succeeded byRavindra Gaikwad
ConstituencyOsmanabad
Personal details
Born (1940-06-01) 1 June 1940
Osmanabad, Maharashtra, India
Spouselate Dr Chandrakala Patil
ChildrenMLA Ranajagjitsinha Patil
Prithviraj Patil (English Solicitor and Indian Advocate)
Residence(s)Sinhagad, Shingoli, [Osmanabad]], Maharashtra, India
OccupationPolitician

Dr Padmasinha Bajirao Patil (born 1 June 1940) is a former member of 15th Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament of India.

His half sister - Sunetra - is a member of the Rajya Sabha, and the wife of Maharashtra Deputy-Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.

He was a minister in the Maharashtra State Government for more than 20 years.

He is the former deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, Deputy Opposition Leader and also the State President of Sharad Pawar's Congress(S).

Dr Patil was elected to the Lok Sabha on a Nationalist Congress Party ticket in the May 2009 general elections.

He is a former member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for 8 terms.

He was responsible in bringing Chhagan Bhujbal into the Nationalist Congress Party and creating other stalwart leaders in the party.

His son Ranajagjitsinha Patil is a former Minister of State for Industries, Revenue, Agriculture, Cultural Affairs, Protocol, Employment and Employment with guarantee scheme, Parliamentary Affairs and a Member of the Legislative Council for two terms; he has now been elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Osmanabad Vidhan Sabha constituency.

Dr Patil is the founding President and Chairman of the Terna Public Charitable Trust, headquartered in Dharashiv.